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bias

noun

a particular tendency, trend, inclination, feeling, or opinion, especially one that is preconceived or unreasoned: illegal bias against older job applicants;the magazine’s bias toward art rather than photography;our strong bias in favor of the idea.

unreasonably hostile feelings or opinions about a social group; prejudice: accusations of racial bias.

an oblique or diagonal line of direction, especially across a woven fabric.

Statistics. a systematic as opposed to a random distortion of a statistic as a result of sampling procedure.

Lawn Bowling.

a slight bulge or greater weight on one side of the ball or bowl.

the curved course made by such a ball when rolled.

Electronics. the application of a steady voltage or current to an active device, as a diode or transistor, to produce a desired mode of operation.

a high-frequency alternating current applied to the recording head of a tape recorder during recording in order to reduce distortion.

ANTONYMS FOR bias

synonym study for bias

1. Bias,prejudice mean a strong inclination of the mind or a preconceived opinion about something or someone. A bias may be favorable or unfavorable: bias in favor of or against an idea.Prejudice implies a preformed judgment even more unreasoning than bias, and usually implies an unfavorable opinion: prejudice against people of another religion.

British Dictionary definitions for bias

noun

mental tendency or inclination, esp an irrational preference or prejudice

a diagonal line or cut across the weave of a fabric

electronicsthe voltage applied to an electronic device or system to establish suitable working conditions

bowls

a bulge or weight inside one side of a bowl

the curved course of such a bowl on the green

statistics

an extraneous latent influence on, unrecognized conflated variable in, or selectivity in a sample which influences its distribution and so renders it unable to reflect the desired population parameters

if T is an estimator of the parameter θ, the expected value of (T–θ)

an inaudible high-frequency signal used to improve the quality of a tape recording

adjective

slanting obliquely; diagonala bias fold

adverb

obliquely; diagonally

verb-ases, -asing, -ased, -asses, -assingor-assed(tr)

(usually passive)to cause to have a bias; prejudice; influence

Derived forms of bias

biasedorbiassed, adjective

Word Origin for bias

C16: from Old French biais, from Old Provençal, perhaps ultimately from Greek epikarsios oblique